You’ve celebrated Christmas and already looking to conquer the year ahead with conscious intention and purpose. Whether you’re a small business owner, a working parent or a college student, you’re keen to get organized and make 2019 your best yet – and you’re keen to do it in ethical and sustainable style.

1. Emma Kate Co. 2019 Daily Planner (Digital Download)

We love Emma Kate Co.’s gorgeous diaries, stylishly designed and they are recyclable (most diaries are lol) but they can stand to be more sustainable, as they are neither made from recycled materials nor made locally (Australian designed, made in China). The great news is that there is a more sustainable option to this popular diary – it can be purchased as a digital download, as a weekly planner or a daily planner, so you can print it yourself on recycled paper! And it’s cost-effective this way too at just A$11.

This artisan-quality Paper & Lattice 2019 A5 weekly diary is made by hand in the UK and features eco-friendly recycled papers, a hand-stitched open bound spine using linen thread, patterned bookcloth geo print cover and comes in beautiful, reusable packaging. Measures 14.8cm x 21cm and colours can be customised. Paper & Lattice have a wide selection of eco diaries too, view them all here.

For an artistic and abstract eco-friendly planner, you can’t go past the recycled planner from London-based studio TRIAPress. Featuring original art on the cover, the A5 planner is made of recycled and acid-free paper and each week is spread over two pages. There’s also space for notes on each page. All materials used in the products and packaging are ethically sourced, eco-friendly, recycled and recyclable.

There are several artistic covers to choose from. Buy your unique planner here.

4. Jstory Undated Weekly Planner

Designed and made in South Korea from recycled FSC-certified (responsibly managed forest) paper and printed with soy ink, this Jstory weekly planner is undated so you can start at any time. It contains 56 pages and measures 21cm x 30cm. It’s also super affordable costing just A$9.98.

This Mighty Paper handmade 2019 A5 organiser is printed in Germany on 100% recycled paper. Compact and lightweight, it contains a to-do-list on every page for every week of the year, space for addresses, notes and sketching, and includes cute illustrations. Comes in two colours. Measures 14.8 x 21cm.

Made in Australia, this high-quality eco-friendly diary is made of 100% post-consumer recycled paper. Designed in collaboration with Australian artist Claire Ishino, it features her unique artwork, a week-to-a-view diary, a goal setting page prior to each month, a page-to-view calendar for each month, contacts and birthday pages and blank pages for notes and a bookmark.

This Letter C Design 2019 wall calendar is printed on recycled white card stock and featured gold foil details. This versatile calendar can be placed in whichever room you need it. The calendar has enough space to record notes, appointments and event details. It is also spiral bound to enable hanging.

This handmade made-to-order 2019 A5 matt-laminated diary is ideal for those wanting something unique to scribble in. Each diary is made in the UK and has two days per page giving the owner plenty of space to plan and make notes. You can personalise it with your name or short sentiment up to 40 characters over two lines of text long. Comes in pink or navy blue only. Dimensions 15cm x 21cm.

11. Frank. Stationery 2019 Daily Planners

Purchase a Frank. 2019 diary and you’ll be giving back to children in need as this New Zealand company donates a school book to a child through their partners Schoolkit. The business has so far donated 45,000 school books to children across New Zealand. The diaries are filled with words of wisdom and gratitude quotes to inspire as well as keep you on task! Is A5 in size, includes pockets for keepsakes and features a week-per-spread view and also includes a weekly and monthly view.

Made with a washable faux leather, this handcrafted A6 diary planner is minimalistic in design, measures 10.5cm x 15cm, provides a whole page for week days and half day for weekends, is printed on cream, recycled paper and can be customised so you have a choice of rounded or sharp corners, style of lines, start date and colour (brown, blue, black or red).

If you’re after custom, personalised diary planners, calendars and notebooks, you’ll find it at May Designs. You’re given a wide range of choices, from the size, the cover artwork, personalisation and logo choice, text, shapes, font styles and much more. All diaries and notebooks are handsewn to withstand wear and tear and the durable covers are made from part post-consumer waste recycled paper. This business was also featured as one of Oprah’s Favorite Things – talk about a massive endorsement for a deserving small American business!

14. Bundle of 2019 Weekly Planner Booklets

This is a weekly planner booklet set of four, one booklet per quarter. These cute handmade weekly planner booklets are made with recycled cover stock and recycled paper. It features two pages per week, plenty of space for scrawling, scribbling and note-taking. Booklets measure 15.25cm x 22.9cm. You can choose the same booklet cover or mix and match.

Ethically made in the United States, the Pace & PatternGoal-Setting Planner is designed to help you align your purpose and vision with meaningful and realistic goals. It is cloth-bound, has personal reflections worksheets, goal brainstorming pages, monthly and weekly planning calendars, habit trackers and much more.

Sasha Kretova is an illustrator and designer who creates ‘slow’ diaries, planners and notebooks from her home studio in Helsinki. Sustainability is front and centre, so her stationery creations are made from 100% recycled paper sourced in Europe and are hand-bound and made. Choose your cover, choose your size, choose your pages. The choice is yours 🙂

This minimalistic handmade desk calendar is sustainably-made using Eco White Recycled 300gsm card and a Tasmanian Oak timber stand. Each month is is handwritten with a brush typography. This is the perfect desk calendar for your home office or for the shared workspace.

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